Thirty nonprofits serving the residents of Newport County will receive $166,666 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. Made through the foundation’s Newport County Fund, the grant awards of up to $10,000 each will support activities ranging from job-readiness training to farming.
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Rhode Island Hospital has received a $50,000 grant from the CareFusion Foundation, one of 11 nonprofit health care institutions nationwide to receive funding under the Clinical Excellence Grant Program held annually by the charitable giving arm of health care device manufacturer CareFusion Corp.
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The nonprofit Big Brothers of Rhode Island is merging with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State, effective July 1, said Big Brothers President Joseph C. Manera Jr. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State started out as a Big Sister organization in 1967 but in 2010 expanded to include boys, despite the presence of Big Brothers of Rhode Island.
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